British women are spending more than ever on skincare, according to new research. A report from market research company Mintel has found that British women spent a whopping £1.15 billion on facial skincare in 2017.

The US beauty supplies specialist recorded a 0.2% decline in net sales, down to $996.3 million, in the third quarter. The company is maintaining its focus on its restructuration plan, and announced the forthcoming closure of 1-2% of its stores.

One Ocean, a clean beauty brand that has secured the first ever beauty company equity investment from The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has launched with a sustainable wellness collection.

Avon has appointed former L'Oréal Paris GM Anna Chokina and promoted Elena Degtyareva as two new global VPs. The company also announced that Marco Brandolini has been named as GM of Italy and the Mediterranean.

Gwyneth Paltrow's wellness brand has announced its decision to hire a fact-checker, after being criticised for unproven health claims. The position will be part of a larger team dedicated to fact verification.

The founder of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna is releasing a special edition version of its ‘Killawatt Highlighter,' with proceeds set to help fund health and education worldwide via the star's own Clara Lionel Foundation.

Lime Crime founder Doe Deere took to Instagram to assure her fans that she will keep an active role in the company and that it will remain true to its roots despite being bought out by Tengram Capital Partners.

Beauty and wellness brand Byrdie has teamed up with Amazon for a second edition of the Byrdie Beauty Lab, a limited-run pop-up bringing digital beauty to life in Los Angeles with product testing and master classes.